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Weekly Contest #323
There are ants circling on my kitchen counter. A death spiral, I think it's called. They go around and around, in hurried little circles. Rushing to nowhere. I stand and watch them, motionless, as they scurry around on the filthy granite. Thick rings of coffee stain their surroundings, like drops rippling in water. My arms reach out to pour a coffee. The mug, with it's "World’s Best Mum" design gradually chipping away, is brought to my lips. I burn my mouth again. It only just healed. I should kill these ants. Get the spray and exterminate...
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